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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: European Renaissance and Reformation, 1300 1600 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 17 of a textbook on world history (36 pages). Includes a Renaissance timeline and map. Looks at the conditions that led to the Italian Renaissance, major artists, writers, the Northern Renaissance, the Elizabethan Age, the...
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: The Northern Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
Centered in Germany and the Netherlands during 1400 and 1500s, the northern European tradition of Gothic Art was greatly affected by the technical and philosophical advancements of the Renaissance in Italy. While less concerned with...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: La Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses all aspects of European Renaissance including the artists of Italian high renaissance. Links to the renaissance movement in the Netherlands, Germany and France.
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British Library

British Library: Illuminating the Renaissance: Flemish Manuscripts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A selection of high-quality images from the Flemish manuscripts in the British Library along with a timeline of contemporary European events.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Renaissance for Kids: Glossary and Terms

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
Kids learn about the glossary and terms of the European Renaissance. Words and definitions you need to know.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Renaissance for Kids: Timeline

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the timeline of the European Renaissance including proto, early, and high Renaissance periods. Major events.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Renaissance for Kids: Northern Renaissance

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about how the Renaissance played out in European countries outside of Italy. Users can follow links to further information on the Elizabethan Era, William Shakespeare, the Reformation, and other connected topics.
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Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: High Renaissance Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
A chronological listing of artists from the High Renaissance. This list covers the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Works of art and biographies available with each name.
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Renaissance Humanism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a overview of Renaissance humanism from the modern European intellectual history lectures. It discusses the age, the tenets of humanism, and the major personalities involved in the movement.
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University of Oxford (UK)

Epact: Scientific Instruments of Medieval and Renaissance Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
Epact is an electronic catalogue of medieval and renaissance scientific instruments from four European museums: the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford, the Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Florence, the British Museum,...
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Georgia Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page for the Georgia Museum of art, which is on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens. It's permanent collection consists of American paintings; American, European, and Asian works on paper; the Samuel H. Kress Study...
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EL Education

El Education: A Buccaneer's Guide to the Age of Exploration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A Buccaneer's Guide to the Age of Exploration depicts European world-wide exploration and exploitation through a collage-style book of text, hand-drawn and water-colored illustrations, maps, timelines, and diagrams. The book chronicles...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Robert Lehman Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
View fifty selected pieces from the Robert Lehman Collection of European art, which features paintings, drawings, and works of decorative art from the Italian and Northern Renaissance up through the twentieth century. An excellent survey...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion: Collections

For Students 9th - 10th
The Krannert Art Museum provides a great collection of artwork from all over the world. Click on "collections" to access images of African, Egyptian, America-Pre-Columbian, USA, Ancient Gandhara, China, India, Japan, Thailand, Greece,...
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University of Pennsylvania

Project Guttenberg: History of Catholic Church 1450 to 1787

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text (Vol. 1) of a 1914 history of the Catholic Church and its role in European history from the Renaissance to the French Revolution. Click the Author's link to access Vol. 2.
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Mannerism

For Students 9th - 10th
Artlex.com defines and describes mannerism in European art between 1520 and 1600 with examples by Michelangelo, El Greco, and others. Features links to related artists, concepts, terms, and examples.
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Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna

For Students 9th - 10th
This beautiful and historic museum houses maninly European art. Highlights include Renaissance and Baroque paintings from Italy, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Germany.
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Renaissance: The Elizabethan World

For Students 9th - 10th
Get information about life in Elizabethan England, the trial of the Earls of Essex, heraldry, and statutes of Elizabethan England among other topics.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

University of Victoria: The Late Renaissance: Mannerism

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource briefly talks about selected Manneristic artwork in the context of Shakespearean drama. A picture is provided along with links to additional information on related subjects.
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Northern Virginia Community College

Nova: Introduction to Theatre/medieval to Elizabethan

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed class notes on English drama and the artistic and historical influences that shaped it. Includes information about the University Wits, pre-Shakespearean acting troups and Elizabethan acting style.
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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
At the Brooks Museum in Memphis, the collection includes Italian Renaissance and Baroque paintings and sculpture, English portraits, European and American paintings, sculpture and decorative arts, and works on paper, including drawings,...
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The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
The Hermitage is home to vast collections of art and artifacts dating from paleolithic times and continuing forward into the present day. With a variety of search capabilities, zoom and panoramic features, analytical discussions, and...
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Allen Memorial Art Museum Oberlin College

For Students 9th - 10th
Located at Oberlin College in Ohio. The museum highlights 17th century Dutch, Japanese prints, Renaissance and Baroque prints, modern European and contemporary American art.
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Elizabethan.org: Life in Elizabethan England

For Students 9th - 10th
A site with many links to information about all aspects of life in Elizabethan England, including food, games, religion, occupations, London, fashion, children, pastimes, names, education, and maps.

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